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Dracula's Guest, and Other Weird Stories (Collected Works of Bram Stoker)

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Dracula's Guest, Bram Stoker

This collection of nine short stories was first published in 1914. "Dracula's Guest" was omitted from "Dracula" due to the length of the book, the other stories were previously published. Most were in the public domain by 1978. These provide a sample of his writings.

"Dracula's Ghost" takes place in Munich. A traveler goes for a ride on Walpurgis Eve, and stops at a crossroads. The driver is scared. They hear the bark of a wolf. There was a long-abandoned village nearby. The Englishman isn't frightened so he walked there. The air became cold and snow fell; then a torrent of hailstones. Can he be rescued in time?
"The Judge's House" is about a student who travels to an unknown place where he can study for his school examinations. He found a house for rent that the locals avoided. Are there rats in this old house? Was it a mistake to stay there?
"The Squaw" tells about Stoker's travel to Nurnberg with his wife Amelia. They met an American couple there, and they all visited the Torture Tower. Elias accidentally killed a kitten. What can its mother do?

"The Secret of the Growing Gold" is the story of two old families, Brent and Delandre. Margaret Delandre married Geoffrey Brent, and perished on a trip to France. Was it an accident? What if Margaret survived? Would she take revenge?
"The Gipsy Prophecy" starts when Joshua Considine and Dr. Gerald Burleigh visit a gipsy camp after dinner. Joshua is given an amazing prophecy! He tells his wife Mary. Mary visits this camp and gets a similar warning. Will this prophecy about blood on hands come true?
"The Coming of Abel Behanna" takes place in a small Cornish fishing village by the sea. The prettiest girl in town is loved by two men, and she can't decide. Her mother had a scheme to benefit Sarah. A coin is tossed to decide the winner. He will travel for business then wed Sarah after a year (if he returns). What if he doesn't return on schedule?

"The Burial of the Rats" tells of rag-pickers in Paris. The writer explains his travels. Should a rich stranger walk into the lairs of the poor and desperate? Can he escape robbery and death, his body thrown to the rats for disposal? Will he ever see Alice again?
"A Dream of Red Hands" takes place in the country. A neighbor suffers from nightmares. Jacob tells what happened many years ago, an act that haunts him. Is he doomed? Years later the writer came across Jacob again; he was not "red-handed".
"Crooken Sands" are part of Crooken Bay in Scotland, a summer vacation resort. Arthur Markam brought his family there, and chose to dress in Highland Tartan like an actor on a stage. His family laughed at this. No one in the village dressed like that in living memory. He visited the bay and found danger in the incoming tide. Markam saw a man dressed just like him, a Döppleganger or a mirage?